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Piggott is a small town of 3,555 people in Clay County, Arkansas. It's about 47 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 89 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $738 a month.
3,555people
$116kTypical home
$738/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
242Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,555
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 659 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Memphis, TN
- 47 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (426 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to JBR airport
- 94 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 345 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 151 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clay County: R+62 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk